protectionism

1. N-UNCOUNT Protectionism is the policy some countries have of helping their own industries by putting a large tax on imported goods or by restricting imports in some other way. 贸易保护主义[商业]

The aim of the current round of talks is to promote free trade and to avert the threat of increasing protectionism. 本轮会谈的目的是促进自由贸易，消除日益加剧的贸易保护主义的威胁。